2025 Chardonnay
Village Chardonnay brings together fruit from across the Adelaide Hills, including Ashton, Basket Range, Charleston, Piccadilly and Lenswood. Each site contributes something different, coming together in a Chardonnay that balances freshness and acidity with texture and generous fruit.
- Five Adelaide Hills sites, from Ashton and Basket Range to Charleston, Piccadilly and Lenswood, at 350 to 620 m.
- Whole bunch pressed, then 9 months in French and Austrian barriques, puncheons and foudres, about 20% new.
- Freshness and acidity balanced by texture and generous fruit, at 13% alcohol.
- Vineyards
- Ashton, Basket Range, Charleston, Piccadilly & Lenswood
- Elevation
- 350-620m
- Aspect
- Various
- Clones
- H10V1, Entav 84, 95 & 96
- Soils
- Predominantly loamy clay over sandstone, with schist and quartz rubble
- Alc
- 13.0%
Winemaking
Vinification
Whole-cluster pressed and settled in tank overnight, then racked to a mix of French and Austrian barriques, puncheons and foudres. Nine months in oak, around 20% new.
Tasting Notes
Pale straw. Citrus and white peach on the nose, with a gentle nutty, toasty note from the oak. The palate is generous and textured, carried by fresh, lively acidity that keeps it bright. Ripe stone fruit through the middle, with a clean, persistent finish. A balanced Adelaide Hills Chardonnay drawn from five high sites.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.